Senate Democrats voted on the contraception and "pay equity" legislations to gain the votes of the female population for the November 4 polls.

Democrats now consider women important in their election ambitions, so they are voting on contraception coverage, equal pay and family leave because these issues are targeted at female voters. A shift in the turnout among women could affect the elections significantly, the Associated Press explained.

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Republicans need six slots to gain control of the Senate and the women's issues are popular in Colorado, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, and other top contested states.

Most of the Republicans are against bills that will likely promote abortion, put a lid on the religious rights of conservatives and add more requirements for employers. Democrats, on the other hand, show all-out support for worker benefits, equal treatment of women at work and more access to abortion.

This week, Democrats changed tactics on the birth control debate depending on their goal for the upcoming elections. When the court said employers may deny birth control coverage from their health insurance if the product goes against their religious belief, women's groups and the Democrats objected.

Senator Patty Murray said women do not need a "permission slip" from their employer for affordable birth control that should be included in the health insurance.

Kay Hagan from North Carolina and Mark Udall from Colorado are now aiming to be re-elected in states previously carried by President Barack Obama with the support of women. After most of the Republicans in the Senate blocked the "Not My Boss' Business" bill of the Democrats, Udall declared that they will continue to oppose a ruling that lets employers' beliefs control women's rights to insurance coverage.

When Republicans vowed to push bills that guarantee access to this health care benefit, Democrats reasoned that people already have this access. According to Hagan, the court ruling just shifted the cost of the contraceptives to women, thereby affecting low-income women's access to birth control.

Based on recent polls, women outvoted men in all federal elections since 1982, with a total of 54 percent in 2004 and 53 percent in 2012. In the same year, Democrats won the favor of females by 11 percentage points while Republicans gained men's preference by 8 percentage points.

Obama won single women's favor by 67 percent versus Republican Mitt Romney's 31 percent. In 2008, the same group supported Obama over John McCain by a greater margin. For these reasons, Democrats are aiming to fire up women to vote this November 4.

Republicans, on the other hand, are trying to fight back by pursuing their own pro-women bills which are now doomed. Female GOP senators are pushing for existing legislation against workplace inequalities.